This is a list of settlements in Cambridgeshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 22 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cambridgeshire, shown in the table below.
# | Settlement | Borough/District | Population (2001) [1] [2] | Population (2011) [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peterborough | Peterborough | 137,200 | 161,707 |
2 | Cambridge / Milton | Cambridge | 127,290 | 145,818 |
3 | Wisbech | Fenland | 27,957 | 31,573 |
4 | St Neots | Huntingdonshire | 27,480 | 30,252 |
5 | Huntingdon | Huntingdonshire | 20,760 | 23,937 |
6 | March | Fenland | 18,040 | 21,051 |
7 | Ely | East Cambridgeshire | 13,950 | 19,090 |
8 | St Ives | Huntingdonshire | 16,000 | 16,384 |
9 | Whittlesey | Fenland | 12,442 | 12,745 |
10 | Chatteris | Fenland | 8,649 | 10,298 |
11 | Yaxley | Huntingdonshire | 7,410 | 9,174 |
12 | Soham | East Cambridgeshire | 7,480 | 9,165 |
13 | Cambourne | South Cambridgeshire | 1,200 | 8,186 |
14 | Littleport | East Cambridgeshire | 6,730 | 7,935 |
15 | Histon | South Cambridgeshire | 7,427 | 7,866 |
16 | Ramsey | Huntingdonshire | 7,667 | 7,829 |
17 | Sawston | South Cambridgeshire | 7,281 | 7,275 |
18 | Godmanchester | Huntingdonshire | 5,835 | 6,506 |
19 | Burwell | East Cambridgeshire | 5,833 | 6,309 |
20 | Cottenham | South Cambridgeshire | 5,478 | 5,903 |
21 | Sawtry | Huntingdonshire | 5,568 | 5,252 |
22 | Waterbeach | South Cambridgeshire | 4,476 | 5,210 |
23 | Brampton | Huntingdonshire | 5,030 | 4,862 |
24 | Melbourn | South Cambridgeshire | 4,414 | 4,689 |
25 | Linton | South Cambridgeshire | 4,298 | 4,525 |
Comberton is a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England, just east of the Prime Meridian.
Washingborough is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Located 3 miles (5 km) east of Lincoln and 18 miles (29 km) from Sleaford. The population in the 2001 census was 3,356, increasing to 3,482 at the 2011 census and 3,664 at the 2021 census. It is situated on the lower slopes of Lincoln Cliff limestone escarpment where the River Witham breaks through it. The south side of Lincoln Cathedral and its three towers can be seen from the village centre.